Detailing biogeochemical N budgets in riverine epilithic biofilms

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-190

  Teissier, Samuel ^a,b   Torre, Mathieu ^b   Delmas, François ^b   Garabétian, Frédéric ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic mats; Denitrification; Epilithic biofilm; Garonne River; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycle; Periphyton

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BENTHOS; BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; EPILITHON; HETEROTROPHY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PERIPHYTON; WATER COLUMN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GARONNE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE;

EID: 34249806028     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2007)26[178:DBNBIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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